Wallingford Rowing Club

Author: 99acadoux

  • Unprecedented success at National Schools Regatta (NSR)

    Unprecedented success at National Schools Regatta (NSR)

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    NSR is one of the most prestigious regattas in the junior calendar. When was the last time Wallingford won a gold medal? It was in 2012, a sorry record that was smashed at the weekend by the victorious WJ15 4+ of Tabby Gauden, Zara Richardson, Annie Collins, Martha Hudson and cox Katie Mellers. They dominated…

  • Going the distance

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    From 3.30pm on Friday 6th May to 3.30pm on Saturday 7th May the WRC junior squad kept two ergs spinning for 24 hours to achieve an ambition they had first dreamed of six months earlier. They rowed on the landing stages until nightfall, in the gym when it grew dark or rained, outside the gym when other…

  • Wallingford Rowing Club members staying active during 2021 lockdown

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    It is customary for people of all ages to make a New Year’s resolution to get fitter and/or shed the extra weight put on over the Christmas period after too many mince pies and chocolate, and Wallingford RC members are no different! However, with the lockdown imposed in early January 2021 meaning access to the…